***Bill Ryan*** *is the proprietor of the substack* [A Rip in the Picture](https://billryan64.substack.com/). *His online writing can most often be found at* [The Bulwark](https://www.thebulwark.com/author/bill-ryan/), *as well as at* [Decider.com](https://decider.com/author/bill-ryan/) *and* [RogerEbert.com](https://www.rogerebert.com/features/breaking-bread-on-the-25th-anniversary-of-big-night). *He can be yelled at on Twitter [@faceyouhate](https://twitter.com/faceyouhate) and [Bluesky](https://bsky.app/profile/faceyouhate.bsky.social).*